Agriculture; crops, livestock and land use by general farm type, region

This table contains data on land use, arable farming, horticulture, grassland, grazing livestock and housed animals, at regional level, by general farm type.

The figures in this table are derived from the agricultural census. Data collection for the agricultural census is part of a combined data collection for a.o. agricultural policy use and enforcement of the manure law.

Regional breakdown is based on the main location of the holding. Due to this the region where activities (crops, animals) are allocated may differ from the location where these activities actually occur.

The agricultural census is also used as the basis for the European Farm Structure Survey (FSS). Data from the agricultural census do not fully coincide with the FSS. In the FSS years (2000, 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2010) additional information was collected to meet the requirements of the FSS.

Reference date for livestock is 1 April and for crops 15 May.

In 2022, equidae are not part of the Agricultural Census. This affects the farm type and the total number of farms in the Agricultural Census. Farms with horses, ponies and donkeys that were previously classified as ‘specialist grazing livestock' could be classified, according to their dominant activity, as another farm type in 2022.

From 2020 onwards, the SO2017, based on the years 2015 to 2019, will apply (see also the explanation for SO: Standard Output).

From 2018 onwards the number of calves for fattening, pigs for fattening, chicken and turkey are adjusted in the case of temporary breaks in the production cycle (e.g. sanitary cleaning).
The agricultural census is a structural survey, in which adjustment for temporary breaks in the production cycle is a.o. relevant for the calculation of the economic size of the holding, and its farm type.
In the livestock surveys the number of animals on the reference day is relevant, therefore no adjustment for temporary breaks in the production cycle are made.
This means that the number of animals in the tables of the agricultural census may differ from those in the livestock tables (see ‘links to relevant tables and relevant articles).

From 2017 onwards, animal numbers are increasingly derived from I&R registers (Identification and Registration of animals), instead of by means of the combined data collection. The I&R registers are the responsibility of RVO (Netherlands Enterprise Agency). Since 2017, cattle numbers are derived from I&R cattle, and from 2018 sheep, goats and poultry are also derived from the relevant I&R registers. The registration of cattle, sheep and goats takes place directly at RVO. Poultry data is collected via the designated database Poultry Information System Poultry (KIP) from Avined. Avined is a branch organization for the egg and poultry meat sectors. Avined passes the data on to the central database of RVO. Due to the transition to the use of I&R registers, a change in classification will occur for sheep and goats from 2018 onwards.

Since 2016, information of the Dutch Business Register is used to define the agricultural census. Registration in the Business Register with an agricultural standard industrial classification code (SIC), related to NACE/ISIC, (in Dutch SBI: ‘Standaard BedrijfsIndeling’) is leading to determine whether there is an agricultural holding. This aligns the agricultural census as closely as possible to the statistical regulations of Eurostat and the (Dutch) implementation of the definition of 'active farmer' as described in the common agricultural policy.

The definition of the agricultural census based on information from the Dutch Business Register mainly affects the number of holdings, a clear deviation of the trend occurs. The impact on areas (except for other land and rough grazing) and the number of animals (except for sheep, horses and ponies) is limited. This is mainly due to the holdings that are excluded as a result of the new delimitation of agricultural holdings (such as equestrian centres, city farms and organisations in nature management).

In 2011 there were changes in geographic assignment of holdings with a foreign main seat. This may influence regional figures, mainly in border regions.

Until 2010 the economic size of agricultural holdings was expressed in Dutch size units (in Dutch NGE: 'Nederlandse Grootte Eenheid'). From 2010 onwards this has become Standard Output (SO). This means that the threshold for holdings in the agricultural census has changed from 3 NGE to 3000 euro SO. For comparable time series the figures for 2000 up to and including 2009 have been recalculated, based on SO coefficients and SO typology. The latest update took place in 2016. 

Data available from: 2000

Status of the figures: The figures for 2024 are provisional, all other figures are final.

Changes as of November 28, 2024: the provisional figures for 2024 have been added.

本表收录了关于土地利用、耕作农业、园艺、草地、放牧牲畜及家畜的各类数据，按地区层面及一般农场类型进行划分。该表中的数据源自农业普查。农业普查的数据收集是综合数据收集的一部分，旨在服务于农业政策的应用与肥料法规的执行。地区划分依据农场的主要位置，因此分配给区域的活动（作物、动物）可能与实际发生活动的地点存在差异。农业普查亦作为欧洲农场结构调查（FSS）的基础，而农业普查的数据并不完全与FSS相符。在FSS年份（2000年、2003年、2005年、2007年和2010年），为满足FSS的需求，额外收集了相关信息。牲畜的参考日期为4月1日，作物为5月15日。2022年，马属动物（equidae）不属于农业普查范围，这影响了农场类型及农业普查中的农场总数。之前被归类为‘专业放牧牲畜’的马、驴和骡子，在2022年可根据其主要活动类型被划分为其他农场类型。自2020年起，基于2015年至2019年的SO2017（标准输出）进行应用。自2018年起，在产周期临时中断的情况下（例如，卫生清洁），对育肥牛、育肥猪、鸡和火鸡的数量进行了调整。农业普查是一项结构调查，其中对产周期临时中断的调整对于计算农场的经济规模及其农场类型具有重要意义。在牲畜调查中，参考日的牲畜数量相关，因此不对产周期临时中断进行调整。这意味着农业普查表中的牲畜数量可能与牲畜表中的数量存在差异（参见相关表格和文章）。自2017年起，动物数量越来越多地来自I&R登记册（动物识别与登记），而不是通过综合数据收集。I&R登记册由荷兰企业局（RVO）负责。自2017年起，牛的数量来自I&R牛登记册，2018年起，绵羊、山羊和家禽也来自相应的I&R登记册。牛、羊和山羊的登记直接在RVO进行。家禽数据通过Avined指定的数据库家禽信息系统（KIP）收集，Avined是蛋和家禽肉行业的分支机构组织。Avined将数据传递给RVO的中心数据库。由于转向使用I&R登记册，2018年起绵羊和山羊的分类将发生改变。自2016年起，荷兰商业登记处的信息被用于定义农业普查。在商业登记中以农业标准工业分类代码（SIC），与NACE/ISIC相关（荷兰语SBI：‘Standaard BedrijfsIndeling’）登记，是确定是否存在农业经营的关键。这使农业普查尽可能与欧洲统计局（Eurostat）的统计规定以及（荷兰）对共同农业政策中‘活跃农民’定义的实施相一致。基于荷兰商业登记处信息定义的农业普查主要影响经营单位数量，趋势的明显偏离。对面积（除其他土地和粗放放牧外）和动物数量（除绵羊、马和驴外）的影响有限，这主要归因于由于农业经营单位的新界定而被排除的农场（如马术中心、城市农场和自然管理组织）。2011年，具有外国主要席位的经营单位的地理分配发生了变化，这可能会影响区域数据，尤其是在边境地区。直到2010年，农业经营单位的经济规模以荷兰规模单位（NGE：‘Nederlandse Grootte Eenheid’）表示。自2010年起，这已成为标准输出（SO）。这意味着农业普查中经营单位的门槛从3 NGE变为3000欧元SO。对于可比的时间序列，2000年至2009年的数据已根据SO系数和SO类型进行了重新计算。最新的更新发生在2016年。数据可追溯至2000年。数据状态：2024年的数据为临时数据，其他所有数据为最终数据。截至2024年11月28日的变化：已添加2024年的临时数据。